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Brushy One String in 2015

Brushy One String, the artist Andrew Chin, is a Jamaican singer and bassist.

Early life

Andrew Chin is the son of Jamaican reggae singer Freddie McKay.[1] According to Chin, the idea of playing a guitar with a single string "came to him in a dream."[2]

Career

In performances Chin plays an acoustic bass guitar with only one string, using the body of the bass as percussion.[3][1][2]

Luciano Blotta, who met Chin while in Jamaica shooting his 2007 documentary Rise Up, used his song "Chicken in the Corn" in the soundtrack of the movie.[2] He later played at music festivals such as South by Southwest, New Orleans House of Blues, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[1][4]

In 2014, The King of One String, a documentary about his musical career, was released.[5]

In 2019, Chin worked with actor-comedians Lauren Lapkus, Paul F. Tompkins and Scott Aukerman on their podcast Threedom. The podcast promoted Brushy's Kickstarter to create a new studio album,[6][better source needed] which was fully funded.[citation needed]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Destiny (2013)[2]
  • No Man Stop Me (2016)
  • All You Need is One (2019)
Live albums
  • Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (2015)
Compilations
  • The King of One String – Acoustic (2010)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c McKnight, Laura (4 May 2013). "Brushy One-String entertains with many musical styles at New Orleans Jazz Fest". New Orleans Picayune. Retrieved 17 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Whitmore, Laura (15 March 2014). "Brushy One-String Plays "Chicken in the Corn" on a One-String Bass Guitar". Guitar World. Retrieved 16 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Brushy One String". IN BED WITH. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Brushy One String: A Jamaican Living Legend". 10 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "Brushy, The King Of One String". United Reggae. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Threedom on Twitter: "Chicken in the corn... album in the red?"". Twitter. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ brushyonestring.com/ Biography
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